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Title: I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love

Yoshino is nearing his thirties and has never been kissed, much less had sex. He's not totally innocent, though, as he has been playing solo for a long time now. But it's just not enough anymore, and with Christmas on the horizon, he's desperate to experience the real thing at least once before he reaches his lonely thirties. So, after listening in on a conversation between his coworkers, he discovers a gay bar and makes his way over after work on Christmas night, which is also his birthday.

While there, he finds himself pretty popular among all the regulars. This bar is unique, though, with two separate sections, one for platonic drinking and fun. In the back, though, is a place for anyone looking for hookups. Before Yoshino can even make his way back there, a silver-haired young man named Rou jumps up to join him. Rou is charming and relaxed and gives Yoshino all the feelings. It isn't long before they head upstairs for a steamy night together.

With the deed done, Yoshino assumes that would be the first and last time he'd ever have with Rou. Even as he's accepted this, though, he can't help but be drawn back again and again for the warm college kid he shared his first time with. So, is this what love is, or is it simply lust?

Title: Golden Sparkle

Author(s): Suzumaru Minta

Artist(s): Suzumaru Minta

Himari Uehara has a fear of women. It all started when he was a child, just before starting school. He has a mother and a sister. His father left to work overseas, so he assumed all women were exactly like his mother and sister, with no one to tell him otherwise. When he starts school, he finds that women can be pretty terrifying and bullies, and as such, he fears all women outside his family. To keep himself safe, he makes himself less enticing, bleaching his hair to look like a delinquent and being unapproachable in general. So when he gets the chance to attend an all-boys school, he jumps at the opportunity, able to finally relax.

Unfortunately, due to his avoidance of women and his father being out of the country, Himari has never really had the “talk,” nor has he had any interest in sex. This all comes to a head when he begins to have wet dreams but has no clue what they are or what they mean. While in class, his classmates discuss porn, sex, and the like, all of which fly over his head. While alone with his closest friend, Gaku Asada, Himari takes the opportunity to figure out what all of that stuff means. Shocked and intrigued by his naivety, Gaku invites Himari to his dorm room. There, Gaku takes the time to teach him exactly what sex means, and while they enjoy the lesson and continue enjoying each other's company, this only complicates their relationship.

Can two friends do things like that with each other and still be friends?

Artist: Suzumaru Minta

Manga Review | I Didn’t Mean to Fall in Love by Suzumaru Minta

Manga Review | Golden Sparkle by Suzumaru Minta

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